CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2011, 15 June 1875, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Monday.

In cricketing averages just published Mr C; 0. Corfe heads the list of batsmen with 355 for seven first-class matches. The next being Mr J. Fowler, with 229 for ten matches. Mr T. S. Sweet heads the list of bowlers with an average of 631 runs per wicket in 17 matches ; Mr Fuller coming next with 821 runs por wicket in 15 matches.. ■ '• ■ Efforts are being made to establish a Press Club here similar to that in j Dunedin. It is supposed that the bodies and pieces of wreck, found near the Long Beach on the Ninety-mile Beach, are from the missing vessel Success, of Auckland," which had to run out ,Timaru roadstead during the; gale on: Saturday, June sth. ;: : !

It is reported that a man named Fiddell has found a silver mine on the ranges near ;Wesfcport. ■'■:■'"'; ; " The Jockey Club have decided that no two-years old shall run in any handicap in which horses of other ages are engaged, nor shall any two-year-old race be for a longer distance than six furlongs. The Club also instructed their secretary to endeavor to arrange with the Otago Jocker Club a programme for different race meeting during the season in order to avoid clashing. . y »;■ -• J;/ The funeral of the late Captain Charles Worth yesterday was stopped by the police on the ground that an inquest must bo held as death resulted from an accident. The friends ef deceased were greatly as Dr, Frank had given a certificate that "death was caused by erysipelas. This day. The question for a vote for the Canterbury College., was again brought up last night. After an acrimonious discussion a grant of £7000 was carried by eighteen to eleven, but even then it was saddled with a condition that it should be first shown that the normal school was unsuitable for the purposes of a college. > In the list of successful candidates for Provincial scholarships appear the names of two girls. The experiment is considered a success. •;[ The Magistrate! was occupied from eleven o'clock till six' yesterday, hearing objections against the city rate list, r The assessor has succeeded in fixing sucha valuation that 500 objections are lodged.